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SRES.41 - 119th Congress

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A resolution authorizing the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to conduct quarterly blood donation drives during the 119th Congress.

A resolution authorizing the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to conduct quarterly blood donation drives during the 119th Congress.
Status
  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. To President
  5. Law
Latest action
2025-01-27 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S387-388; text: CR S398-399)
Introduced Date
2025-01-27
Policy Area
Congress
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This resolution gives the Senate Sergeant at Arms permission to hold blood donation drives once every quarter during the 119th Congress. The drives will be planned with help from the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, which will help choose the dates, locations, and blood donation partners. It also lets the Sergeant at Arms consider requests from senators for certain donation organizations and set the rules needed to carry out each drive.

  • One blood donation drive may be held in each calendar quarter during the 119th Congress.
  • The Sergeant at Arms must work with the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration to pick the date for each drive.
  • The Sergeant at Arms will also choose the location and the blood donation organization, with committee approval.
  • Senators may suggest specific blood donation organizations for consideration, and the Sergeant at Arms can set the practical rules for running each event.

Official Summaries

This resolution authorizes quarterly blood donation drives at the Senate during the 119th Congress.

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 41 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 41

   Authorizing the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to 
   conduct quarterly blood donation drives during the 119th Congress.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 27, 2025

  Mr. McConnell (for himself and Mr. Padilla) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION


 
   Authorizing the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to 
   conduct quarterly blood donation drives during the 119th Congress.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. QUARTERLY SENATE BLOOD DONATION DRIVES.

    (a) Authorization.--
            (1) In general.--During the 119th Congress, the Sergeant at 
        Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (referred to in this 
        resolution as the ``Sergeant at Arms'') is authorized to 
        conduct a blood donation drive once every quarter of a calendar 
        year, in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
            (2) Date selection.--The Sergeant at Arms shall, in 
        consultation with the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
        the Senate, select the date for each drive conducted under 
        paragraph (1).
            (3) Selection of locations and partnering blood donation 
        organizations.--
                    (A) In general.--The Sergeant at Arms shall 
                identify and, with the approval of the Committee on 
                Rules and Administration of the Senate, select a 
                location and a partnering blood donation organization 
                for each drive conducted under paragraph (1).
                    (B) Member requests.--In identifying appropriate 
                partnering blood donation organizations under 
                subparagraph (A), the Sergeant at Arms may consider a 
                request from a Senator for a specific blood donation 
                organization.
    (b) Implementation.--Physical preparations for the conduct of, and 
the implementation of, each drive authorized under subsection (a)(1) 
shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions as the Sergeant 
at Arms, in consultation with the Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the Senate, may prescribe.
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